Development of a model for the estimation of indoor volatile organic compounds concentration based on experimental sorption parameters

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2100-2105

  Bouhamra, Walid ^a   Elkilani, Amal ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AIR QUALITY; DESORPTION; EVAPORATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYACRYLONITRILES; POLYESTERS; RATE CONSTANTS; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

UNSTEADY STATE MASS BALANCE MODEL;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

TOLUENE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DESORPTION; EVAPORATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

EID: 0033563349     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es980267m     Document Type: Article

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